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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY GANSAN
To the girl who asked me to take off my shirt while I was working Monday...That's the most action I've had in a month. Thank you.
If she doesn't know who loves orange soda, she is too young for you, bro.
Anyone else notice the score by quarter in the UDK on Tuesday totals up to 34?
Text your FFA submissions to 785-289-8351 or at kansan.com
Kel loves orange soda!
A Crist=Christ joke? Never heard that one before! What a riot.
Something needs to be done about the family of skunks around GSP and Corbin. They are aggressive.
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Note to self: No matter how hot it is when you're walking to class, it will always be freezing in Budig 120.
Nobody sent in an FFA about the foam party at the hawk on Sunday?! That was a life-altering experience people!
Just read the FFA submission about the pregnancy scare. Do you seriously think that's funny?
Just found out that any drink any size on campus is only $1 if you bring your own cup. #themoreyouknow
According to the UDK the SDSU quarterback threw 42 touchdowns... Don't see how they lost...
To the girl with the hamburger phone on her shirt; tell me where you shop.
I'd much rather have a smoke free campus than a dry campus.
Breast cancer awareness? Lol.
Let's be real. Pretty sure they just want their boobs "liked."
I'll meet your #KUBoobs, and raise you one #KUBalls.
my roommate. what are those things called? They are like crayons but they are also pencils. My other roommate: are you talking about colored pencils?
Students returning to the dorms this semester will endure a move by KU Student housing that may not be as beneficial to students as it is to KU Student Housing.
The Academic Resource Centers of several different buildings have been renovated into classrooms. Instead of having a nice, quiet place for students to work online, students who wish to use a university computer will be referred to a computer in the first floor lobby or a library.
Loss of ARCs hurts students in dorms
EDITORIAL
Changing the location makes almost no difference considering that printing is no longer free and students will be asked to provide
Passed a freshman dressed in a suit and tie with an earpiece; the secret service starts them young!
But the bright side is they've upgraded the computers and the printers. And the housing department will continue to upgrade the computers every two years.
Adding an extra year to the age of the computers wouldn't be detrimental. Money that it would save on computers could easily have been put to use allowing students to print for free, or at least to provide paper if it's going to charge to print.
their own paper anyway.
Free printing and a nice place to study and gather were central pieces to the "housing experience." On one hand, it prevented the need for students to walk all the
way to Anschutz Library for a measly print job. And on the other hand, it saved the eight dollars of free printing for emergencies or projects that needed to be in color.
KU Student Housing still has plenty of time to correct its mistake. Sure, the computers can't be returned, but the treatment of halls in concern to their ARCs can be equalized to some extent. Paper isn't such a huge thing to ask for, or free printing. A couple thousand students live in KU Student
Housing every year; housing should be able to provide something as simple as a convenient place to print for all of them.
The ARCs were a valuable resource that have now been turned into conference rooms or locked their doors for the time being. Students may not get it back. However, KU Student Housing should listen more to the needs of students than simply thinking about the coolest computer it can buy or another way for the university to make money off of students.
Those advantages have been taken away for the most part. In some halls there will be printers
available — no walking necessary. In others, they may have to walk to another hall to print. Yes, it's a short walk. Much shorter than the walk to Anschutz or Watson, but the principle remains that KU Student Housing has removed the convenience and the advantages of having an ARC in every residence hall.
POLITICS
I wish I could be the hot girl with big boobs on the front page. Instead, I'm just a flat-faced skimmed skinny man.
Campaigns need honesty
Angela Hawkins for the Kansan Editorial Board
The last presidential election saw President Obama spend nearly $730 million in his bid to win the White House. Combined with his opponent, John McCain, the two spent about $1.4 billion.
As this year's presidential election heats up, political pundits predict Obama will reach $1 billion in his bid for re-election.
That amazing moment when you expect your boss to be an old hairy man.. and you go into work and he turns out to be an attractive college student. How you doing?
As for political power, the stakes do not get higher than presidential elections—to which this kind of money can attest. This, your amount of cash begs the question: what does the American public get for $730 million? And if President Obama is re-elected, what kind of leader will the American people get for $1 billion?
The answers to these questions are subject to opinion, presupposed by one's shade of political affiliation. However, a glance at past elections reveals the amount of political bang former presidents achieved with their campaign bucks.
A little less than $3 million in today's dollars put President Lincoln in office. And in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt challenged President Hoover, and the two combined to spend $150 million. The campaign costs for President Reagan and his opponents in both 1980 and 1984 combined for just under $600 million, total.
Ronald Reagan's legacy has morphed into the symbolic figurehead of modern conservatism, and Roosevelt's presidency gave birth to modern liberalism. These
great leaders have become the trademarks for their respective political brands, and they spent a fraction of the amount our modern day leaders are set to spend this election.
Only a severe optimist or political loyalist could have the faith to believe President Obama or presidential-hopeful Mitt Romney will have the same legacy as Roosevelt or Reagan.
Like Obama, Roosevelt inherited a bleak economy—the worse economy in American history, the Great Depression. How he handled this crisis is a textbook of great leadership and noteworthy for aspiring presidents, such as Romney.
I don't blame any campaign donor for feeling a bit ripped off.
Barely a week into office, Roosevelt gave his first fireside chat. In it, he was clear and frank. But most importantly, he was honest. He discussed the inner workings of commercial banking, a real crowd pleaser. His gift of clarity illuminated the complex topic. To the dismay of many listeners, he explained how banks do not store every deposit made, but only keep
The chancellor gets a driver? Now I know where my "campus fees" go.
enough to meet the daily needs of their customers. He said point-blank to his listeners, "Let me make it clear to you that the banks will take care of all needs, except, of course, the hysterical demands of hoarders."
Roosevelt declared that citizens could rest easy because action was already underway to rescue the banking system. He said tomorrow banks would begin reopening, stronger than before.
After this first fireside chat, Roosevelt would receive thousands of letters daily for the rest of his time in the White House. "If you could talk to the people every week for just fifteen minutes as you did last Sunday, I think that confidence would again be the order of the day" said one letter.
The outpouring of letters reflects the wide range of support for Roosevelt. People of different economic class, political affiliation and social status united behind him.
Today, we get none of that. We don't get the unity, and we don't get the honesty.
It takes hundreds of millions of dollars to become president, but only a few simple traits create a great leader.
If only honesty was as booming a business as campaigning for the presidency.
Scott is a graduate student majoring in American studies from Overland Park. Follow him on Twitter @decor12
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@UDK_Opinion I went to Henry's for my 21st!
Keep in touch with parents while away
better.
Learning to communicate with your parents properly can make the relationship better
For many of you upperclassmen who went home this summer, leaving Lawrence to go back home probably wasn't your idea of a perfect summer. It is great getting to see old friends, pets, and favorite hometown locations, but parents can get pretty irritating.
Although the first couple of weeks at school have passed, that euphoric feeling of freedom is probably still there, especially for freshman who are experiencing the freedom for the first time. Besides the fact that your parents aren't there to nag at you for every little thing, being away from parents can have many bonuses.
When I was about to leave for college a year ago, my mom and I constantly got into arguments. Our personalities are so similar, although we probably both hate to admit that. I tried to get out of the house as much as possible to hang out with friends so I could avoid the inevitable fight that would happen between my mom and me.
As I moved away last summer, my mom felt the need to keep in close contact with me. I was just ready to go all Kelly Clarkson and become "Miss Independent." She would Facebook message me and email me constantly. It was nice she was thinking of me, but would get overwhelming at times especially when some of the messages were along the lines of "your brother forgot to feed the cat today. Now he won't stop meowing." As the year went on, my parents and I were able to give me space but still
Being away from home has made me appreciate my parents and what they do for me. I think distance has made us closer, which made me a bit sad to leave home this summer. Although it sounds like a cheesy line that couples use in long distance relationships, it can apply to parents and their college kids. Since my parents and I now know how to effectively communicate while away from each other, it's easier not to get irritated when I do see them. I even look forward to getting updates about which rug my cat ruined today.
talk most every day with meaningful conversations. I also had a few instances when I realized I wasn't "Miss Independent" when I came to the conclusion that I really did need them.
Sometimes I don't think I take enough time to appreciate what my parents actually do for me, even while I'm away. I think it's pretty universal that kids are going to get irritated with their parents, but I'm sure they feel the same about us as well.
Bickel is a sophomore majoring in journalism from Harper. Follow her on Twitter @Steph Bick.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
KUBoobs raises no cancer awareness
It was with great dismay that we read the front page piece in the Kansan titled "#KUBoobs back for more during football season." If KU women want to post their boobs on social media sites, that is certainly their right to do so. It is a travesty, however, to think of the posting of these pictures as an appropriate way to bring attention and funding to breast cancer. As psychologists and breast cancer research advocates, we found the article to be incredibly off-putting, as well as insulting to those women who have struggled with this disease. If your fellow and sister students aren't able to raise your consciousness about the inappropriateness of linking these Twitter and Facebook sites to "breast cancer awareness," we hope your professors will rise to the occasion.
Harriet Lerner, PhD
Steve Lerner, PhD
Clinical psychologists, Lawrence, Kan.
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